The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-06

tycoon OF beOfgla, when ne SAID III MS
speech that not more than one
fourth Of the people of Georgia
We're opposed to the present system lied,
and he knew it. He uttered a damnable
falsehood. Joe Brown yelled "Rats, to
your holes, and the rats of this house com
menced running. II care nothing for Joe
Brown or any member of his gang. He has
not said more than one-half of what he had
to say aud could not get through if the rule
was applied
On motion of Mr.. Ham, of Hall, the
speakers time was extended indefinitely.
MIR. Huff then read Gov Browns speech
delivered before the Convict Court Gov.
Brown says, suppose that the State returns
to its old system of taking care of the con-
convictsi He tried to create false impress
SION upon the people of the State My bill
does not propose anything of the sort. Gov
Brown knows this and when he saws differ
erently lie tells falsehood. My bill pro-
vides for taking the women and children,
that's all
HIGH OLD TIMES.
Gov. Brown speaks of the favorable re-
ports of the committees who have visited his
camps. Why, MIR. Speaker, the last commit
tee that went there had one end of the coach
filed with champagne and the other filled
with whisky and cigars Why, one mem
ber of the committee got maudln drunk
and fell ont of his bunk and did not get
back until the porter picked him up and put
him there. Now you can imagine what
kind of a report a committee like this would
get up.
This great disciple of the Baptist church,
Joe Brown, works his convictS on Sunday
about the furnaces loading iron, coal, or
anything else. Gov. Brown. when he was
before the committee, said that his convicts
did not work on Sunday that he heard of
fha;,. nIs x.yI,a,
our committee visited the Dade county
mines, we found that they had
worked every Sunday for six
weeks except one and would
have done so then, but there was no iron to
load. This infamous Chattahoochee brick
yard has dried up every brick yard in or
about Atlanta.
tee was Mr.. Redd of Columbus, and when
he was asked what was his business he said
he was II contractor but that tho convicts
had broke him up in business.
SIMILAR ACTION IN EVERY STATE.
He had the report of every State in the
Union, and in every one of them found
similar measures to the one proposed by
himself. He did not want any office. He
was not advocating this measure for politi-
cal favo-. The man who sought to convey
the idea that he was seeking political Office
was a knaVe and the man who charged il
was a liar Gov Brown says that my bill
would not get the votes of the people of
Georgia Now ] Will say this: II my bill
or "A similar one, submitted to the people of
Georgia doesn't get threefourths of the
people of Georgia | will agree to let the
question alone / had clause to submit
the bill to the people and the Penitentiary
Committee said that the bill was good
enough without that. He took up his bill
and read it, explaining every section as he
progressed.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Huff con
tnued his argument Much of it was de
voted TO reading and commenting upon re-
ports from every State in the Union all of
them going TO show that Georgia stands at
the head of the list in the management of
convicts. As a sample, Tennessee go6 $101.-
0O0 for l,3l0, and spends only $4,000 for col
lecting the same. Alabama has 57G convicts
and gets $50, 900 net for them, while Georgia,
with nearly 900 convicts, gets only $4,000
Mr.. Hufr's closing remarks were delivered
most eloquently, and he was frequently in
terIupted by applause.
HARRIsoN's OPPOSITION.
Mr. Harrison, of Quitman, then spoke
against the bill. He read the decisions of the
Supreme Court delivered by Judge Stewart,
on the Marietta and North Georgia convict
case. He held that the Legislature could
not interfere with the lessees i'll the control
of the convicts. The contract bound both
the State and the lessees. He also read the
lease act, and said that if proper restrictions
were placed about the convicts, the abuses
claimed to exist would fade away He was
in favor of placing wardens at the camps,
whose duty it would be to look after the
sanitary and police control of tie convicts
of the State There should be a warden
at every camp, at cost OF 81 800
per year This might use up all of the
rental but he would be satisfied to spend
this sum TO look after the convIcts, and keep
down the objections that were continually
being made to the system.
Mr. Way, of Liberty, followed in support
of the bill. He made strong legal argu-
ment, taking the position that if ths lessees
had contract with the State, under certain
circumstances, the system can be changed.
AS long as the system remains unchanged
the contract is good but the State can
change It's system at any time it
bill, taking up every section sep
arately and explaining its valuable points.
He believed the plan proposed perfectly
practicable, and the system one that would
easily sustain itself and not cost tue State
cent. The plan proposed was not new
one. 1t had been in use since 1886, and has
been demonstrated a success
MI. nam, OI lOllOWeti, flb T6dDIcu
that he was to speak upon subject that
had been covered by members of the House
who had spoken OH the bill when the meas
ure came up for consideration. He had
certain ideas that he wished to present
Many of these had already been given to
the House. The system proposed contained
three features looking TO the better
management Of the convicts. These We're
hard labor, humanity and self-supporting
The House at this point adjourned
When the House resumed its considera-
ton of the HUFF convict bill tonight, Mr.
Ham, of Hall, concluded his argument,
which was strong and lengthy. At the con
clusion of his remarks Mr.. W est, of Haber
sham made an effort to bring in II vote.
Mr.. FELTON,, of Bibb; Mr.. Belner, OF Mon
roe; Mr. HUI, of Bibb, and Dir Ham of
Hall, fought for continuance. They held
that it was the understanding that no vote
was to be taken tonight; that the resolution
offered by Mr.. Clay in the opening was that
the debate should end at Q O'Clock, but that
the vote on the measure WAS not TO he taken
until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. FELTON,, of Bibb, the
committee reported progress, and was
allowed TO sit again.
Tho following bills passed:
Providing registration laws for Meri-
wether county.
Providing a stock law for Harris county.
A resolution providing for the payment of
per diem and mileage to the heirs of Repre-
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